Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Georgia

I gave my employee discount to a member of my family, which got me fired. It was against the rules. The discount (s) were for $50. I agreed to pay that money back and signed a contract saying that I would. I am now receiving letters from the company's attorney. They are claiming "Ga code ann. 51-10-6 civil action to recover damages for ... theft of personal property" (exactly what it says). The first one was a settlement offer for $250 if paid within 30 days of receipt of the letter. Well, having lost my job, I didn't have that money. Now their second settlement offer letter has come in and it's now $625 within 20 days. Why/how are they doing this? I agreed to pay $50! I'm still out of work (3 mos now) and I'm worried that this is on my background check. Is it? I've read that if I do pay them, I go into a database stating that I've stolen from their company. On a side note, after I was fired, one of the managers went around and told other employees why I was fired. I contacted hr and they can't tell me what they've done, but they say they have handled it.

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